Pradeep Sangwan Swinging Out South Africa

Live Match Report U 19 ICC CWC 2008: India vs South Africa

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Sangwan is on fire! Lets see how...


It is a bit taxing to be watching two India matches simultaneously - India are playing South Africa today in the under-19 world cup and take on Sri Lanka in a do-or-die battle in the CB series. This was just like the other day India played PNG and Australia. I'll focus on the U19, for the action is all here.

17 year old Pradeep Sangwan of Delhi, a left-arm medium pacer whos swings the ball both ways at a nippy pace, has crippled South Africa by picking up four wickets in five overs!

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. They were a little flustered having to play back-to-back matches, and they ran headlong into Pradeep Sangwan and his opening mate, Ajitesh K Argal, who is a right arm paceman who also swings the ball both ways.

The SA top order didn't have a clue! PJ Malan went LBW on the second ball off a Sangwan delivery which came into the right hander just late and rapped him plumb. SA were 0-1.

With the score at 11, Smuts was foxed and bowled by an incoming beauty from Sangwan as he played half-cock forward...again, trademark swing.

Hendricks, a southpaw, nicked an away going delivery for keeper Goswami to take an easy one. SA 22-3 in the seventh over.

Yesterday's hero for the Proteas, Rossouw, was caught brilliantly, diving and with both hands, by Ravindra Jadeja at firt slip. The ball was a set-up....a few tight ones and then one invitingly outside the off stump. Rossouw's eyes lit up and went for a fierce drive...only, the ball swung late and just that bit out to take the edge. SA were 29 for 4 and their best batsman yesterday, gone!

Meanwhile, Argal was doing his own bit without wickets to show.

Since then, Saffers have counter-attacked boldly and ably assisted by some poor ground fielding have leapt to 45 - 4 in the 13th.

Bowled! Sangwan picks a FIFFER! Vallie bowled! Didn't read the swing at all and the ball came in with the arm, curled between his bat and pad, and knocked out his stumps. SA 45-5!

This 17 year old is ripping! Just as he ripped out all-comers in the Ranji to lead his team, Delhi to the Ranji title after more than a decade!

This boy is a future star!

More later as I peek at the CB series.